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THE IMPACT OF CONTAINERIZATION ON THE U.S. ECONOMY. VOLUME 1

The Phase 1 report of The Impact of Containerization on the U.S. Economy analyses existing and proposed container services, the economics of intermodal transportation, and the legal and institutional constraints to the evolu- tion of containerized cargo movements. The report gives the background of containerized transportation with special emphasis on the marine segment. Marine and inland carriers are discussed as well as freight forwarders, Non-Vessel Owning Common Carriers etc.